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Connected infrastructure
Both the Sydney population and the population of Melbourne are expected to reach the size of New York City by 2050, raising questions about how our cities of the future will function. ...
Second stage of EPBC Act reforms announced: draft legislation expected shortly
Draft legislation is expected to be introduced into Parliament in the coming weeks to create two new national independent bodies: Environment Protection Australia and Environment Information Australia. ...
Significant reforms to NSW Environment Protection Legislation to commence shortly
Major reforms to environment protection legislation in NSW are expected to commence soon, which will result in new powers being conferred on the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and a substantial increase in maximum penalties for environmental offences. ...
Vietnam's new Land Law offers project developers more certainty and new complexities
Extensive changes to the Land Law are set to align the legal framework to acquire land more closely with practical realities, particularly for energy and infrastructure project developers. ...
Australian Government locks in final details of the Safeguard Mechanism reforms
The Government has released its slate of detailed subordinate legislation that will support the reformed Safeguard Mechanism scheme. This means that the Government has issued the full suite of initial Safeguard Mechanism reforms set to launch on 1 July 2023. ...
NSW Draft Energy Policy Framework: key changes to consider
The NSW Government is seeking feedback on its long-awaited Draft Energy Policy Framework, which is intended to replace the existing NSW Wind Energy Guideline. The Framework is an important development in the NSW renewable energy sector. ...
Draft decree details regulatory framework for sea survey rights
The latest draft regulations dealing with allocation of sea areas for marine resource exploitation and use are of keen interest to the many potential investors in Vietnam's nascent offshore wind power industry, whose applications to survey sea areas have been pending new legislation for over a year. ...
Government announces major reforms to EPBC Act
We review the Federal Government's long-awaited response to Professor Graeme Samuel's 2020 review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), titled 'Nature Positive Plan: better for the environment, better for business'. ...
Update on the Draft Design and Place SEPP
The widely anticipated draft Design and Place SEPP has now been publicly exhibited and contains some surprising departures from last year's Explanation of Intended Effects. The question is whether it achieves the goal to ‘simplify and consolidate… good design in NSW'. ...
First NSW REZ access auction – a guide to LTESAs and access rights
The competitive tenders for long-term energy service agreements (LTESAs) are underway, forming part of the delivery of the NSW Energy Infrastructure Roadmap by the State Government. This Insight gives a high-level overview of the key terms of LTESAs and the REZ access rights agreements. ...